Welcome!
The Instrumentation Resource Facility (IRF) supports and accelerates biomedical research across the Floyd School of Medicine and main campus research environments by providing centralized access to adavanced instrumentation, technical expertise, and resources that enable innovation, discovery and the expansion of scientific knowledge.
As a centralized core facility under the Office of the Vice President for Research - Research Facilites & Infrastructure, the Instrumentation Resource Facility (IRF) supports the research and teaching missions of the University of South Carolina by providing access to major state-of-the-art biotechnological equipment. The IRF enables investigations spanning single-cell and molecular-level analyses to whole-animal imaging. In addition, the facility maintains a comprehensive suite of ancillary equipment for sample preparation, image enhancement, and data analysis.
▪ Histology
▪ Flow Cytometry/Cell Sorting
▪ Biofabrication
▪ Small Animal Imaging
▪ Molecular Analysis
▪ Light Microscopy
▪ Electron Microscopy
▪ Image Analysis Software
Austin Worden, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Cell Biology & Anatomy
IRF Director
Phone: (803) 216-3823
Austin.Worden@uscmed.sc.edu
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Jay D. Potts, Ph.D.
Professor
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Assistant IRF Director
Phone: (803) 216-3820
Jay.Potts@uscmed.sc.edu
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Jason Kubinak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Assistant IRF Director
Phone: (803) 216-3408
Jason.Kubinak@uscmed.sc.edu
Anna Harper
Lab Manager and Administrator
Phone: (803) 216-3825
Anna.Harper@uscmed.sc.edu
Lorain Junor
Research Specialist
Phone: (803) 216-3859
Lorain.Junor@uscmed.sc.edu
Karmen Owen
Research Specialist
Phone: (803) 216-3854
Karmen.Owen@uscmed.sc.edu
Alexandra Outlaw
Research Specialist
Phone: (803) 216-3859
Alexandra.Sigmon@uscmed.sc.edu
Instrumentation Resource Facility
| Service Price List |
| ► Cell Sorting Services (3) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flow-based Multiplex Analyte Service (1-24 Samples) | Inquire | ||
| Flow-based Multiplex Analyte Service (25-49 Samples) | Inquire | ||
| Flow-based Multiplex Analyte Service (50+ Samples) | Inquire | ||
| ► Consulting (1) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Flash Drives | Inquire | ||
| ► Electron Microscopy Services (9) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| EM Staining - Immunogold cytochemistry supplies no ab (per label) | Inquire | ||
| EM Staining - Negative Stains (per grid) | Inquire | ||
| EM Thin Sections (per grid) | Inquire | ||
| SEM / TEM specimen supplies (flat fee) | Inquire | ||
| Tech time to process up to 10 immunogold SEM / TEM samples - per run | Inquire | ||
| Tech time to process up to 10 standard SEM / TEM samples - per run | Inquire | ||
| TEM Formvar coated grids (ea) | Inquire | ||
| SEM stub (ea) | Inquire | ||
| Critical Point Dryer - CPD (per run) | Inquire | ||
| ► Histology Services (4) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| Tier 1 Staining (per slide) |
Internal
$4.00
each
External Academic $6.00 each External Non-Academic $7.00 each |
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| Tier 2 Staining (per slide) |
Internal
$8.00
each
External Academic $12.00 each External Non-Academic $14.00 each |
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| Tier 3 Staining (per slide) |
Internal
$12.00
each
External Academic $18.00 each External Non-Academic $21.00 each |
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| Tissue Clearing (per sample) |
Internal
$55.00
Sample
External Academic $142.00 Sample External Non-Academic $170.00 Sample |
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| ► Molecular Analysis Services (6) | |||
| Name | Description | Price | |
| BioRad BioPlex 200 Multiplex (per run) |
Internal
$25.00
each
External Academic $97.00 each External Non-Academic $116.00 each |
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| BioRad CFX96 Touch Real-Time PCR (per run) |
Internal
$15.00
each
External Academic $89.00 each External Non-Academic $107.00 each |
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| Luminex xMAP INTELLIFLEX (per run) |
Internal
$25.00
each
External Academic $97.00 each External Non-Academic $116.00 each |
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| ThermoFisher QuantStudio 3 rtPCR (per run) |
Internal
$20.00
Run
External Academic $89.00 Run External Non-Academic $107.00 Run |
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| ThermoFisher Scientific QuantStudio Absolute Q dPCR System (per run) |
Internal
$20.00
Run
External Academic $89.00 Run External Non-Academic $107.00 Run |
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| ThermoFisher SimpliAmp Thermal Cycler PCR (per run) | Inquire | ||
